Aloysius Brooke THORN
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Birth: 13 June 1840 in Piscataway, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 1 September 1934 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 4 September 1934 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section 9, Range 114, Lot 215
Headstone Text: GUY THORNE / died Oct 5, 1903 / aged 17 years / CLARENCE THORNE / died June 27, 1904 / aged 20 years / THORNE
Parents: Thomas Enoch Middleton THORN and Elizabeth Ann THORN (m. SHERIFF)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Elizabeth Indianna SANSBURY
Marriage: 27 September 1867 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Children:
Employment: Aloysius drove a team of oxen for President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. He also worked at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., from January 1888 until his retirement in August 1920.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Aloysius and Elizabeth share a headstone with their sons, buried in Section 9, Range 114. Also buried in this cemetery are: their children and daughter-in-law -- Clinton and Fannie, Katie, Clarence, Guy; their grandchildren -- Elizabeth, George, an infant; his sister and brother-in-law -- Catherine and John; her sisters and brothers-in-law -- Geneva and Lemuel, Alice and James.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#139752424), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-3GF), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volumes 1-5, 1890-1945.
m. = maiden name
Death: 1 September 1934 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 4 September 1934 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section 9, Range 114, Lot 215
Headstone Text: GUY THORNE / died Oct 5, 1903 / aged 17 years / CLARENCE THORNE / died June 27, 1904 / aged 20 years / THORNE
Parents: Thomas Enoch Middleton THORN and Elizabeth Ann THORN (m. SHERIFF)
Parents' Children:
- William Thomas THORN
- Celestia Jane TAYLOR (m. THORN)
- Samuel Cleggett THORN
- Elizabeth Ann THORN
- John Holly THORN
- Aloysius Brooke THORN
- Elizabeth Susannah TAYLOR (m. THORN)
- Martha Sarah ROLAND (m. THORN)
- Mary Sophronia SANSBURY (m. THORN)
- Catherine Rebecca CLUBB (m. THORN)
Spouse: Elizabeth Indianna SANSBURY
Marriage: 27 September 1867 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Children:
- Nettie Ursula HENNING (m. THORNE)
- Aloysius Elmer THORNE
- Clinton Quinn THORNE
- Katie Coralee FRENCH (m. THORNE)
- Clarence Middleton THORNE
- Guy Ulysses THORNE
Employment: Aloysius drove a team of oxen for President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. He also worked at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., from January 1888 until his retirement in August 1920.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Aloysius and Elizabeth share a headstone with their sons, buried in Section 9, Range 114. Also buried in this cemetery are: their children and daughter-in-law -- Clinton and Fannie, Katie, Clarence, Guy; their grandchildren -- Elizabeth, George, an infant; his sister and brother-in-law -- Catherine and John; her sisters and brothers-in-law -- Geneva and Lemuel, Alice and James.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#139752424), FamilySearch website (#LHKJ-3GF), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. (2012). Murray Funeral Home Records, Washington, DC, volumes 1-5, 1890-1945.
m. = maiden name